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Rayanne Amanda dos Santos (born 8 June 1995) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She also fought in Invicta FC, where she was the atomweight champion.
As of June 5, 2023, Sherdog ranked dos Santos as the #3 atomweight in the world.




Background


Amanda comes from a jiu-jitsu family, with her parents and brothers all being black belts. Training since she was seven years old, Rayanne went beyond the sport and ended up migrating to MMA. Amanda has a degree in social work, running a social project for children in Brazil, but had to close it to focus on MMA. After training in Brazil most of her life, Amanda moved to Houston to live with her fiancee, fellow MMA fighter Kolton Englund.




Mixed martial arts career






= Early career

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Dos Santos started her professional MMA career in 2015 and mainly fought in Brazil and Canada. She amassed a record of 12–6 prior to being signed by Invicta.
Amanda was scheduled to fight Edna Oliveira Ajala at Shooto Brasil 101. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Amanda was next scheduled to fight Maiara Amanajas dos Santos at Shooto Brasil 106. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Amanda faced Denise Gomes at Dana White's Contender Series 51 on August 23, 2022. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.




= Invicta FC

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In her Invicta debut, dos Santos faced Katie Saull at Invicta FC 51 on January 18, 2023. She won the fight via unanimous decision.



Atomweight Champion

Dos Santos faced the reigning atomweight champion Jillian DeCoursey on May 3, 2023, at Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos. She won the title fight by unanimous decision to win the atomweight championship.




= Ultimate Fighting Championship

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On October 17. 2023, it was announced that dos Santos had signed with the UFC and would compete at Strawweight.
dos Santos faced Talita Alencar on December 9, 2023 at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez. She lost the fight via split decision.
dos Santos faced Puja Tomar on June 8, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 57. She lost the fight by split decision. 11 out of 11 media outlets scored the bout for dos Santos.
dos Santos was scheduled to face Alice Ardelean on October 19, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 245. However, Santos withdrew from the bout due to a broken arm.




Championships and accomplishments






= Mixed martial arts

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Invicta Fighting Championships
Invicta FC Atomweight Championship (One time)
BTC Fight Promotions
BTC Women's Strawweight Championship (One time)




Mixed martial arts record






See also


List of current UFC fighters
List of female mixed martial artists




References






External links


Rayanne dos Santos at UFC
Rayanne dos Santos at Sherdog
Rayanne dos Santos at Tapology.com
Rayanne dos Santos at Fight Matrix
Rayanne dos Santos at ESPN
Rayanne dos Santos on Instagram

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